SCARPER here's the iPlod! Cops issued with tablets to fight crime

The British Bobby is about to hit the streets with a new crime busting tool - the iPad.

Scotland Yard is rumoured to be investing £200million on the latest tech to help fight Britain's crime.

And 20,000 cops will be ditching the humble notepad and pen to replace it with Apple’s latest iPad mini.

It’s hoped that giving officers these gadgets will cut down on paperwork and allow them more time to patrol our streets.

The iPad’s will also include a specially designed app that will help record crimes, write statements and take pictures of evidence.

TABLET: Scotland yard are kitting out 20,000 police with the iPad mini [APPLE]

“Even if they are in Starbucks keying in details, then at least they are out there”

Richard Thwaite, the Met’s chief information officer

Richard Thwaite, the Met’s chief information officer told the Daily Mail, "We want the officers out there fighting crime on the streets rather than sitting in a police station tapping on a keyboard, not solving anything.

Even if they are in Starbucks keying in details, then at least they are out there, visible and accessible and reassuring to the public."

A number of professions, including airline pilots and doctors, already use the handheld computers but it's a first for our law enforcement.

So expect to see your local bobby with an iPad soon, unless they're too busy playing Flappy Bird that is.